Farm and ethanol groups ask Trump to intervene on RFS waivers President Trump, who campaigned for election as a friend of corn ethanol, ought to stop the EPA from issuing “hardship” waivers that free refineries from complying with the so-called ethanol mandate, said ethanol and farm groups. The EPA… Continue reading

IPCC report warns that climate change threatens food supply By Sam Fromartz, August 8, 2019 From https://thefern.org/ag…/ipcc-report-warns-that-climate-change-threatens-food-supply/ A United Nations climate report on Thursday warned that the world’s unsustainable use of land is boosting greenhouse gas emissions, contributing to climate change, and threatening future food production. But the report also said that land use,… Continue reading

Rise in commodity prices slows decline in farm income, say bankers Agricultural lenders expect farm income, which weakened in the spring, to continue to decline this summer, although a recent rally in corn, soybean, and wheat prices will act as a stabilizer, said Federal Reserve banks in Kansas City, Minneapolis,… Continue reading

USDA’s bank’ keeps trade aid flowing to farmers The Trump administration can pay billions of dollars in trade aid to farmers and ranchers this year, and in 2020, too, if it wishes, because Congress quietly and reliably replenishes funding for the Commodity Credit Corp., sometimes referred to as the… Continue reading

Trump ready to spend again on farmers, who expect to win trade war With the China-U.S. trade war deepening, President Trump said he would continue trade aid payments next year if necessary. Meanwhile, farmers are confident the conflict will be resolved in their favor. Poultry companies subpoenaed… Continue reading

The $2 billion difference in Trump trade aid The Trump administration has spent notably less than commonly described on its package to mitigate the impact of the trade war on 2018 agricultural production. This year’s version may come closer to the $16 billion maximum trumpeted by the president because of… Continue reading

Conaway announces retirement, Trump announces more tariffs on China and ag loan delinquency on the rise Need a quick catch up on the ag news of the week? Here are seven stories you might have missed. 1. President Trump will impose a new 10% tariff on $300 billion worth of products imported… Continue reading

Tapping the vast potential of renewable natural gas Yale Environment 360 Renewable natural gas has been around for a long time, but on a very small scale. Now, writes Jonathan Mingle, “a new wave of large-scale … projects” is “tapping into heretofore unexploited sources of energy: some are capturing the… Continue reading